InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The New Cold War in the Arctic Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the U.S. is expanding its military presence in Greenland, increasing the risk of something going very wrong. Adam FedermanIn These TimesOctober 30, 2023
InvestigationJustice Anatomy of a Police Shooting Documents shed light on the events that culminated in the police killing of teenager Donnell Rochester. Baynard WoodsBaltimore BeatOctober 17, 2023
InvestigationJustice, Politics Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same Progressives celebrated a 2019 law meant to reform solitary confinement. But the state’s Department of Corrections doesn’t seem to be following it. Christopher Blackwell & Nina ZweigHuffPostOctober 7, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Immigration A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses Faced with an unprecedented staffing crisis, some hospitals are turning to a captive workforce. Aurora AlmendralQuartzOctober 2, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Immigration An Exodus of Nurses Has Caused a “Medical Brain Drain” in Nigeria. Are Rich Countries to Blame? The US and Europe are drawing healthcare workers from countries that can least afford to lose them. Aurora AlmendralQuartzSeptember 29, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Immigration How Nursing Brokers in India Turn Dreams of Opportunity Into Exploitation Abroad Brokers lure nurses into private care jobs with promises that seem worth paying for—until they fail to deliver. Samanth SubramanianQuartz, The Pulitzer CenterSeptember 28, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Immigration Rich Countries Are Importing a Solution to Their Nursing Shortages—and Poor Countries Are Paying the Price As US healthcare workers quit in droves, record numbers of migrant nurses from the Philippines and elsewhere are filling the void. Aurora AlmendralQuartz, The Pulitzer CenterSeptember 27, 2023
InvestigationJustice A Death Ruled “Justifiable”: The Killing of John Wesley Wilder New evidence has emerged about a 1965 police killing in Ruston, Louisiana. Can it help a community heal? Ben GreenbergLWC StudiosJuly 24, 2023
InvestigationJustice, Labor Against a Sea of Troubles Isolated and abused, women in the Merchant Marine are finally speaking out. Amelia SchonbekMother JonesJune 21, 2023
InvestigationJustice Camera Use by Local Police Departments Rises, but Are They Worth It? Experts Disagree A seven-month investigation by Lee Enterprises and Type Investigations looked at how agencies have responded to calls for more accountability after the murder of George Floyd. Karen Robinson-JacobsLee EnterprisesJune 14, 2023